This image from NASA Spitzer and GALEX shows the Helix nebula, a dying star throwing a cosmic tantrum. In death, the star dusty outer layers are unraveling into space, glowing from the intense UV radiation being pumped out by the hot stellar core.
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Title: The Helix Nebula: Unraveling at the Seams
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Date Created: 2012-10-03
Rights: JPL
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